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Place in Limón Province, Costa Rica
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Barra del Parismina is a village of 600 people located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, at the mouth of the Reventazón/Parismina river.
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Camino de Costa Rica is a 280-km hiking trail that crosses the country, traversing several ecosystems and passing through Costa Rica national parks en route from ocean to ocean. Parismina is the Atlantic terminus of the trail. The trail takes about 1 week to hike and ends on the Pacific coast in Quepos/
Homestays can be arranged.
By boat
The most affordable way to reach Parismina is to take the public bus from the town of Siquirres to Caño Blanco. This bus leaves only twice a day from the old bus station.
By plane
There is no regularly scheduled air service to Parismina. The Rio Parismina Lodge has charter air service regularly scheduled to Parismina.
There are no roads or cars in Parismina. No official bike rental service is available. Horseback tours may be arranged at the tourist kiosk, and tours on the local ox-cart are sometimes available.
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Limón · Regional · LIO
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